Islanders not bringing back prez/GM Lou Lamoriello

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The New York Islanders announced that they aren't renewing the contract of president and general manager Lou Lamoriello after the team failed to make the playoffs this season.

The Islanders made the playoffs five times in his seven years but only made it as far as the conference finals in 2019-20. Before missing the playoffs this year, they were eliminated in the first round the past two years.

The most success came with former Capitals coach Barry Trotz behind the bench. Lamoriello signed him fresh off Washington's Stanley Cup win.

But Trotz was gone by 2022 and Lane Lambert and Patrick Roy followed.

Lamoriello, 82, was the general manager of the Devils from 1987-2015,…